Barr said Trump congratulated her and talked about television and ratings. She said the Republican was happy for her. She says "I've known him for many years and he's done a lot of nice things for me over the years."

The role of Prince Philip had remained vacant for months after announcements that Olivia Colman (“Broadchurch”) had been cast as the next queen and Helena Bonham Carter (“Fight Club”) was taking over as Princess Margaret.

Mar. 28, 2018, 3:41 p.m.

Rapper DMX was sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison for evading $1.7 million in taxes.

The sentence in Manhattan federal court came after the judge agreed to listen to the track “Slippin’,” one of DMX’s biggest hits, which defense attorneys said showed a man who knew what it was to come back after bottoming out.

DMX, a.k.a. Earl Simmons, wept while his attorney described his childhood.

Mar. 28, 2018, 12:43 p.m.

Elisabeth Moss as Offred in Season 2 of "The Handmaid's Tale." (Take Five / Hulu)

Matters are getting worse — and more dangerous — for the resolute Offred and her fellow handmaids in Season 2 of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

But they look to be worsening for their dystopian oppressors too.

Released on Wednesday, the harrowing full-length trailer offers glimpses of the season premiering next month, which departs from its source material and sets its own course. Bruce Miller’s series picked up eight Emmys in September, including drama and acting prizes for Elisabeth Moss, Alexis Bledel and Anne Dowd.

Donald Glover wasn’t too busy to do FX’s “Deadpool” animated series, as some reports suggested, and he has a fresh script to prove it.

The “Atlanta” star shared a brilliant 15-page manuscript on Twitter early Wednesday that chronicled the demise of the adult comedy with references to the creative differences he and the network seemed to have.

The 34-year-old wunderkind and his brother Stephen Glover were supposed to write the series, executive produce and serve as showrunners. That is, until FX announced that it had pulled the plug over the weekend “due to creative differences.”

(Editors note: “Roseanne” has returned to ABC after a 20-year hiatus. How does the new show measure up to the old one, and how will a sitcom featuring a white, working-class family resonate in the Trump era? Pulled from the Los Angeles Times archives, here is a 1997 review of the original “Roseanne.”)

A good sitcom is funny; a great one earns your respect and attention even when it’s not funny. For years, ABC's “Roseanne” cut it in both categories.

At the very least, it tops all of TV’s distinctively blue-collar comedies.